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think again.
All the republicans/conservatives are arguing that Fitzgerald was unable to find a violation of the statute. If you read the transcript of Fitzgerald's press conference, you would understand that he was saying that he was unable to find a violation of the statute because Libby essentially threw sand in his eyes. Thus, it's possible that there has been a violation of the statute but that the special prosecutor has been unable to find such violation but for Libby's lying (and probably Rove's lying as well).
Also, Rove is unquestionably NOT off the hook. Fitzgerald would not be continuing with the investigation if he had nothing on Rove.
All the republicans/conservatives are arguing that Fitzgerald was unable to find a violation of the statute. If you read the transcript of Fitzgerald's press conference, you would understand that he was saying that he was unable to find a violation of the statute because Libby essentially threw sand in his eyes. Thus, it's possible that there has been a violation of the statute but that the special prosecutor has been unable to find such violation but for Libby's lying (and probably Rove's lying as well).
And what we have when someone charges obstruction of justice, the umpire gets sand thrown in his eyes. He's trying to figure what happened and somebody blocked their view.
As you sit here now, if you're asking me what his motives were, I can't tell you; we haven't charged it.
So what you were saying is the harm in an obstruction investigation is it prevents us from making the fine judgments we want to make. . . .
This is a very serious matter and compromising national security information is a very serious matter. But the need to get to the bottom of what happened and whether national security was compromised by inadvertence, by recklessness, by maliciousness is extremely important. We need to know the truth. And anyone who would go into a grand jury and lie, obstruct and impede the investigation has committed a serious crime.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/28/AR2005102801340.html
Also, Rove is unquestionably NOT off the hook. Fitzgerald would not be continuing with the investigation if he had nothing on Rove.